Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in United States of America

United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 609,304 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
609,304 t
Change on year
down 24.1%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
3.84 million t
in 1980
All-time low
264,920 t
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in United States of America, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 609,304 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.

The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in United States of America peaked at 3.84 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 264,920 t, in 2008.

That places United States of America 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2.38 million t
1962 2.51 million t +5.6%
1963 2.56 million t +2.0%
1964 2.70 million t +5.3%
1965 2.70 million t -0.0%
1966 2.95 million t +9.3%
1967 2.99 million t +1.3%
1968 2.89 million t -3.2%
1969 2.93 million t +1.4%
1970 3.12 million t +6.5%
1971 3.01 million t -3.7%
1972 3.06 million t +1.8%
1973 3.26 million t +6.5%
1974 3.31 million t +1.5%
1975 3.30 million t -0.1%
1976 3.75 million t +13.5%
1977 3.33 million t -11.1%
1978 3.60 million t +8.0%
1979 3.34 million t -7.1%
1980 3.84 million t +14.8%
1981 3.02 million t -21.2%
1982 2.49 million t -17.8%
1983 3.76 million t +51.2%
1984 3.07 million t -18.3%
1985 2.51 million t -18.3%
1986 2.57 million t +2.7%
1987 2.58 million t +0.2%
1988 3.03 million t +17.3%
1989 2.74 million t -9.4%
1990 2.47 million t -9.9%
1991 2.39 million t -3.3%
1992 2.10 million t -12.3%
1993 2.71 million t +29.5%
1994 1.87 million t -31.2%
1995 2.48 million t +32.8%
1996 2.24 million t -9.4%
1997 2.01 million t -10.2%
1998 1.79 million t -11.0%
1999 1.78 million t -0.6%
2000 1.65 million t -7.2%
2001 1.70 million t +2.9%
2002 1.90 million t +11.7%
2003 2.19 million t +15.0%
2004 1.40 million t -36.0%
2005 1.23 million t -11.8%
2006 1.61 million t +30.1%
2007 1.26 million t -21.3%
2008 264,920 t -79.0%
2009 910,715 t +243.8%
2010 959,660 t +5.4%
2011 1.16 million t +20.9%
2012 1.35 million t +16.3%
2013 1.29 million t -4.4%
2014 579,993 t -55.0%
2015 788,445 t +35.9%
2016 466,135 t -40.9%
2017 680,600 t +46.0%
2018 491,464 t -27.8%
2019 1.01 million t +105.6%
2020 818,976 t -18.9%
2021 286,618 t -65.0%
2022 802,443 t +180.0%
2023 609,304 t -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.73 million t 2.38 million t 2.99 million t 9
1970s 3.31 million t 3.01 million t 3.75 million t 10
1980s 2.96 million t 2.49 million t 3.84 million t 10
1990s 2.18 million t 1.78 million t 2.71 million t 10
2000s 1.41 million t 264,920 t 2.19 million t 10
2010s 877,562 t 466,135 t 1.35 million t 10
2020s 629,335 t 286,618 t 818,976 t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 11 Yugoslav SFR 369,950 t compare
  2. 12 Uzbekistan 367,627 t compare
  3. 13 Colombia 351,816 t compare
  4. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -219,630 t compare
  5. 14 Poland 327,408 t compare
  6. 15 Bangladesh 322,650 t compare
  7. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 296,008 t compare
  8. 17 Cabo Verde 465.69 t compare
  9. 17 Thailand 294,807 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in United States of America?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in United States of America was 609,304 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3.84 million t in 1980.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 264,920 t in 2008.
How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
United States of America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).